Stick of shaving-soap



J. KAUFMAN.

STICK 0F SHAVING SOAP. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1919.

2W ff INVENTOR @7066? flfw/ /vA/v LLL ATToRNEY Patented June 7, 1921 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JQSEPH KAUFMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A. OORPQRATION STICK 9F SH Application filed May 3.2,

To all whonm't mm concern.

' Be it known tiat I, Josnrn KAUFMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sticks of hlhavin iooap, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a novel stick of shaving soap embodying several features of advantage. The soap contained in the stick I do not modify, exec )l) to supp] a first class'soap therein, but i combine t ierewith several features of novelty, one being a central vertical core of cocoa butter or equivalent olcaginous substance, another being an elastic casing which normally incloses the stick and which may be rolled downwardly from the outer end thereof as the stick is consumed, another being a ri id base socured to the lower end of the e astic casing upon which the stick may stand vertically, and another residing, in the preferred con= struction, in a substantially rectangular outline in cross-section of the stick, the corners of the rectangle being rounded.

The central core of cocoa butter or equivalent substance may also be applied to a shaving stick which is circular. in cross-section, and likewise the elastic casing and the rigid base may be applied to the round stick of soap. I prefer, however, to give the stick of soap the exterior rectangular outline, with rounded corners, referred to hereinbefore, for several reasons, one being that the presence of the core of cocoa butter or the like does not lessen the quantity of soap that should be present in the stick, the outline of the stick serving to increase the quantity of soap from that which would be present in a rouru stick, even to an extent beyond the space occupied by the core of cocoa butter or the like, and another beinr that the stick of rectangular cross-section having the rounded corners is more easily held in the hand and less liable to slip therefrom than a stick which is circular in cross-section. It is commonly well known that sticks of shavin soap are usually wrapped in tin foil and that the tin foil presents features of disadvantage in that 11: has to be sore )ed off with a tool or with ones thumb-nail as the stick is consumed and frequently scratches the face of the user of the soap, when not sufficiently removed from the stick, and this disadvanfigieoifioetion 0! Letters Patent.

- convenient manner exposing being on ASHIGN'OR T0 AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR OF NEW YORK AVING-BOAP.

Patented June it. 1921. 1919. Serial No. 298,8?5.

- tags is remedied by my invention which rovides an elastic casing, as very thin rub er, which ma be rolled down on the stick as the latter )ecomes consumed, thus in a most the end of the stick of soap, and omitting; the tin foil and its disiulvantag'es. It is also commonly Well known that some beards are stifi and difiicult to soften pr paratory to the shaving op- I oration, and this situation my invention conveniently remedies b providin the core of cocoa butter or ii re materia extending throughout the stick of shaving sea the cocoa butter servin to combine Wit the soap in softening t e beard and rendering the action of the razor smooth and painless and without injur to the skin of the person sharing, leaving tie skin, after shaving, in a soft velvety state and lacking wholly in inflammation or unpleasant sensation. The oily nature of the cocoa butter combines with the lather of the soup to produce a lather of exceptional efficiency. a

The invention has other features of ad vantage and will be understood from the de tailed description hereinafter presented, refcrence being had to the accompanying drawinns, in which:

Figure 1 is a central through a stick of shaving soap, embodying the features of m invention, the section the dottec line 1-1 0 Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the elastic casing being shown as rolled down from the upper end of the stick so as to expose the soap at said end for practical use' l ig. 3 is a top view of the same, the upper portion of the elastic casing belng in the initial condition shown in'l ig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section throu h the same, taken on the dotted line 4-4 of ig. 1;

Fig. 5 is atop view illustrating my invention as ing soap which and Fig. 6 is a transverse or horizontal section through the same. i

In the drawings, referring to Figs. 1 to 4., inclusive, 10 designates the stick of shaving soap as a Whole, 11 the soap composition, 12 the core of cocoa butter or equivalent oleaginous substance, 13 the elastic casing inclosing the stick, 14 the rigid base piece of fiber, metal or the like, secured vertical section features of ttpp l1e(l to a stick of shav- 1S circular in cross-section,

the sides of said stic as said casing, at its vupper end, is rolled downwardly over the stick, as illustrated in Fig. 2. I

Apart from other features, one part of my invention resides in providing the stick of shaving soap 11 with a central opening extending lon itudinally through it and containing a so id core of cocoa butteror the like 12. I have discovered that the combination of the cocoa butter with the shavlng soap produces a lather-which'is of exceptional efiiciency, especially for strong bear s or tender skin, sai lather servmg to facilitate a very comfortable and desirable shaving operation and not only tending to soften the beard, but rendering the action of the razor blade painless and comfortable, the result being that a person shaving, with the use of my special shaving stick, may carry on the operation speedily and without danger of any unpleasant after effects so far as the skin on his face is concerned.

The casing13 is of-thin elastic material, preferably rubber, but may be of thin odorless pyroxylin material. he casing 13 very snugly encompasses the stick of soap, and at its upper end is carried over the top of the stick and preferably in a pocket formed by hemming a turned over portion thereof, is supplied with a rubber and 16 which draws the upper end of the casing snugly over the u per end of the stick of soap. The turns over portion 15 of the upper edges of the casing 13 affords a double thickness of the material which may be conveniently caught hold of and rolled outwardly and down the sides of the stick, as I illustrate in Fig. 2, wherein I designate the rolled over portion of the casing by the numeral 17. The case 13 will, at its upper end, be rolled downwardly as the stick 11 is consumed, and said casing will protect said stick from the effects of air and the like and aid in preserving the original character of the soap and the core of cocoa butter therein. The casing 13 avoids the employment of tin foil and the like on the stick of soap, and this in itself is a very desirable feature, since it avoids thenecessity of removing portions of the tin foil as the stick is consumed, and in addition avoids the consequences which are quite usual of the tin foil in patches becoming detached from the body of the stick of soap during the use thereof, it frequently happening that the tin foil on a stick of shaving soap has almost entirely disappeared before the stick has been consumed one half way down. The

elastic casing 13' also serves to facilitate the handling of the stick and the consequences which follow when a stick of shav ing soap with a protected coating half-disappeared therefrom, is handled in the hand when the fingers are wet. The casin 13 always rotects the exterior of the stic of soap, w cross the use of tin foil which disappears from the stick before the stick has been consumed, allows dust and the like to gather on the stick. A further advantage of the elastic casin 13 is that with its presence on the stick 0 shaving soap no danger of scratching the face with theusual tin foil coating for the sticks can exist.

The rigid base piece 14 may be of fiber, metal or any suitable material, and will preferably by cemented or otherwise fastened to the lower end of the casing 13 so that the stick of soap, when set upon a shelf, may have a substantial support, which might not be the case if said base were absent and the edges of the stick were re aeatedl knocked against the surface of the she f. I regard the base 14 as important, but not absolutely essential to the purposes of my invention.

By preference the stick of shaving soap is rectangular in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 with the corners of the stick rounded, as illustrated, but the stick may be circular in cross-section, as I illustrate in Figs. 5 and 6, in which I use the same reference numerals as are employed in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, with the exception that I number the stick of soap 18 because it differs in outline from the stick 11 shown in Fig. 1, the exterior casing 13 and core 12 being the same as have been described with respect to Figs. 1 to 1 inclusive. I present Figs. 5 and 6 in order to indicate that the stick of soap may be circular in cross-section, when preferred, in lieu of rectangular in cross-section, although I would regard the form of the stick shown in Figs. 1 to i inclusive as preferable because the space occupied by the core of cocoa butter is recompensed for by the additional quantity of soap contained in the rectangular formation. The stick of shaving soap, whether in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive or in the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, present similar advantages so far as the presence of the exterior casing 13, base-piece 14, and core 12 are concerned, and therefore I do not desire to limit my invention to the exterior outline of the stick of soap, although as hereinbefore suggested, I prefer the rectangular outline, with rounded corners, presented in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. The stick of soap shown in Figs. 5 and 6 will be employed in the same manner as in the stick presented in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, and therefore further explanation in respect to the article shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is not required.

The sticks of soap hereinbefore described pers, as

the casing has been drawn over said end of said stick may be closed b a seal or the like, the waxed pa er and seal when used being a protection 'or the upper end of the stic while the soap is carried in stock and not being necessary when the sticks are'otherwise roperlyinclosed.

What I claim as in invention and desire to secure by Lettersatent, is:

1. A stick of shaving soap incorporating therewith a longitudinal core of oleaginous substance other than soap adapted to combine with the soap in producing an efficient lather for softening the beard and protecting the skin against being irritated or un pleasantly afiected by the action of the razor during the shaving process, said cleaginous core extending longitudinally of the shaving stick and confined and protected throughout its length by the soap composition of the is composed of cocoa butter.

8. A stick of shaving soap according to claim 1, in which the stick of soap is of uniform diameter and rectangular in cross-section and has rounded corner portions.

4:. A stick of shaving soap according to claim 1, having thereon a flexible casing adapted to cling to the stick and capable of being stretchedand gradually rolled downwardly from or? the outer end of the same as the soap is consumed.

in the count of Signed at Brookl n, Kin s and State of how York this 20th day of lay, A. D, 191.9.

JOSEPH KAUFMAN.

Witnesses J. B. on Mnsourre, ARTHUR RIOHLAND. 

